Photo by Charisma Lico

Midnight snack post-Bench Body of Work? You definitely deserve a bag of chips! 

Asia's Superstar Kathryn Bernardo welcomed her 29th birthday by sharing a sultry and laid-back photo shoot with photographer Charisma Lico. The layout shows her in cool sunnies, a black cropped top and bikini, and a bag of Cheetos. All photos showcase her jaw-droppingly sexy figure and to-die-for abs! More so with her disheveled, wet hair look and fierce gaze, she exudes effortless sexiness from all angles. 

Stylist Danae Vernisse Dipon, who also worked with Kathryn on the Bench Body of Work campaign, dressed up the actress for this birthday photo shoot. Kathryn also tagged style associate Faith Justin Benitez, set designer Aren Dale Santos, and makeup artist Owen Sarmiento, who helped her achieve the look and shots.

Another set features Kathryn in white undergarments, lounging on and by a bed covered in white sheets—the purity of this layout lends the perfect contrast to the other one, which is bolder and edgier. In her sexiest era, no doubt, she is the ultimate fitspiration this summer. 

On Instagram, her mom, Min Bernardo, shared a heartwarming message for Kathryn, writing that Kathryn may already be 29 years old, but she'll always be her Mommy Min's little girl.

"To my daughter
My little girl yesterday
My friend today
And my daughter forever
I will try and respect the fact that the decisions you will make are your own but you must understand that to me
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY LITTLE GIRL
I MAY NOT CARRY YOU IN MY ARMS ANYMORE, BUT I WILL ALWAYS CARRY YOU IN MY HEART
I AM PROUD OF YOU AND LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD❤️
HAPPY 29th BIRTHDAY, MY BUNSO"

Kathryn is fresh from a huge fashion moment at the Bench Body of Work show, where she turned the heat up and made the catwalk her very own "Kathwalk," as runway coach Ian Lorenz Mendajar called it.

2025 started great for Kathryn, who recently starred in Hello, Love, Again alongside Alden Richards; their movie is currently the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time.

Her small screen comeback explores another side of Kathryn, as she serves as one of the judges for the reality competition Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) with Freddie "FMG" Garcia, Eugene Domingo, and Donny Pangilinan. PGT will premiere on March 29.

Happy birthday, Kathryn! 

Lead photo by Charisma Lico